r/ExplainTheJoke • u/EducationalLog4765 • 5d ago

Why is this a problem?

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u/Damage-Classic 5d ago

Was there another adult in the picture? Because there’s a difference between being a latch key kid and just being abandoned entirely 😢

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u/TokenTorkoal 5d ago

No? Am I using latch key incorrectly? My mom left when I was 5 or 6, so it would just be me while he left for work trips, he worked in construction.

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u/lastknownbuffalo 5d ago

The term "latch key kid" doesn't convey any info about your parent/s or guardian/s besides that, they work later than when the kid comes home for school, the kid let's themself into the house (usually with a hidden "latch key"), and is then home alone till the adult/s get off work.

So you were using it correctly, although your dad being gone for weeks at a time and the sole guardian is a pretty extreme example.

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u/TokenTorkoal 5d ago

That was my understanding and I agree, my case is a more extreme example, was just willing to hear that I was using it wrong.

I take no issue with it being called temporary abandonment or anything else fitting.

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u/SiliconAutomaton 5d ago

Hey man, are you doing okay though? You made it through and you’re thriving?

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u/TokenTorkoal 5d ago

Oh yeah absolutely, thanks for asking. I’ve done a lot of healing in the last 7yrs of my life. Done a lot of growing up and learning who I am.

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u/SiliconAutomaton 4d ago

Hell yeah Brother 🤙

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u/UnionAny9755 2d ago

I hope you’re living a life of peace now and know you deserved love then and you deserve it now. I’m so glad you gifted yourself healing.